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Taxonomy vs Peridotite - What's the difference?

taxonomy | peridotite |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and peridotite

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while peridotite is (geology|mineralogy) a rock consisting of small crystals of olivine, pyroxene and hornblende; the major constituent of the earth's mantle.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    peridotite

    English

    (wikipedia peridotite)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geology, mineralogy) A rock consisting of small crystals of olivine, pyroxene and hornblende; the major constituent of the Earth's mantle.
  • *2004 , (Richard Fortey), The Earth , Folio Society 2011, p. 60:
  • *:Varieties of peridotite' are distinguished by their mineral composition; for example, dunite is a ' peridotite which is virtually all olivine, and a dense, dark green in colour.